Upcycled - recycled- Handbag contest by Venus Zine
Hurry time is running out - Don’t forget to send your entries in by August 20th to enter the VenusZine Make A Bag Contest.
Details from their Press Release:
“Are you an upcycler? As in, are you into making stuff from things that others cast away? Now is your chance to show the world your trashy treasures.
The [...]
49 Sensational Skirts - This Recycled Life
49 Sensational Skirts - a book about recycling thrift store finds into amazing skirts. While surfing the net earlier I ran across This Recycled Life - a blog about one womans view on the art of recycling. She has some interesting ideas and the above book review.
“I love it, I think the author is my [...]
Lollie - a shop on the lower east side caters to local artists
Tonight at Lollie by reincarnation you can catch Kelsey Butt - a local emerging young muscian singing her heart out.
Lollie is a local shop on the Lower East Side that sells designs by local emerging designers. Don’t be surprised if you might see Lindsey Lohan or Cameron Diaz shopping at Lollie’s as well. The shop [...]
Haute Indescretion - Upcycled prom dress
How about a little Haute Indescretion - upcycled synthetic prom dress turned fashion statement! Mara Franklin is the designer behind Haute Indescretion.
Discarded to Devine has posted a lot of pics from their 2008 runway show!
Discarded to Devine 2008 recycled fashion show was held in SF in April (previous post HERE). The organization has now released some runway and entry images of this fantastic event on their site. Click to “Design & Designers” and 2008 images. Definitely worth checking out! Also keep in mind that Discarded to Devine 2009 is [...]
Geek-ware Trashion
Technology has gone supersonic in the past ten years. Our electronic devices expire faster and recycling centres are stuck with mountains of old computers, TVs, DVDs, phones, printers, VHS cassettes and so on. Anyone who uses these discarded technologies as material for their projects or products is my idol. Geek-ware blog (”adventures of an e-waste [...]
Camp t-shirts recycled into dresses for your little one
CourtneyCourtney of Etsy has some rockin little girl recycled t-shirt dresses. The one above is from a recycled summer camp t-shirt. Not sure if she does special orders but how awesome would it be to recycle some old favs they have outgrown into a summer dress for them to continue to enjoy!
by: Wendy
The Envelope, please - Lark Books
by: lorimarsha
Lark Books - Seeks designers to submit their envelope creations for an upcoming how-to publication, The Envelope, Please, scheduled for release in fall 2009. Deadline for submissions is June 2, 2008.
“We’re looking for all types of one-of-a-kind creative envelopes in a wide range of shapes and sizes. We encourage embellishments, nontraditional materials, and upcycling. Feel [...]
Laura Sollis, an artist feature
Stumbling across a new artist is always exciting and when I found Laura Sollis’ work at the Knitting and Stitch Show I new I just had to share my find with you…
Sara: Please tell me a bit about you and your background?
Laura: On graduating university last year I was selected as one of the finalist [...]
Upcycled men’s shirts - into dresses for the little one
Happy Mother’s Day! The joys of being a mom - I have 2 myself that are not so small anymore (15 and 16) and one on the way!
Have you ever thought about recycling daddy’s shirt into a dress for your little girl? The photo above is just that - luvlug on Etsy does just [...]
